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Edition 2.1
(1993-03)
Indian Standard
( First Revision )
(Incorporating Amendment No. 1)
BIS 2002
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Indian Standard
( First Revision )
0. F O R E W O R D
0.1 This Indian Standard (Part 5) (First different equipment used for testing of cement,
Revision) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian a brief description of which was also covered in
Standards on 10 March 1988, after the draft the standard, had been published. In this
finalized by the Cement and Concrete Sectional revision, therefore, reference is given to
Committee had been approved by the Civil different instrument specifications deleting the
Engineering Division Council.
description of the instruments, as it has been
0.2 Standard methods of testing cement are recognized that reproducible and repeatable
essential adjunct to the cement specifications. test results can be obtained only with standard
This standard in different parts lays down the testing equipment capable of giving desired
of
accuracy.
This
part
covers
procedure for the tests to evaluate the physical level
properties of different types of hydraulic determination of initial and final setting times
cements. The procedure for conducting of cement.
chemical tests of hydraulic cement is covered in 0.4 This edition 2.1 incorporates Amendment
IS : 4032-1985*.
No. 1 (March 1993). Side bar indicates
0.3 Originally all the tests to evaluate the modification of the text as the result of
physical properties of hydraulic cements were incorporation of the amendment.
covered in one standard; but for facilitating the 0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a
use of this standard and future revisions, it has particular requirement of this standard is
been decided to print the different tests as complied with, the final value, observed or
different parts of the standard and, accordingly calculated, expressing the result of a test or
this revised standard has been brought out in analysis, shall be rounded off in accordance
thirteen parts. This will also facilitate updating with IS : 2-1960*. The number of significant
of individual tests. Further, since publication of places retained in the rounded off value should
the original standard in 1968, a number of be the same as that of the specified value in
standards covering the requirements of this standard.
*Method of chemical analysis of hydraulic cement ( first
revision ).
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard (Part 5) covers the procedure
for determining the initial and final setting
times of cement.
of
sampling
hydraulic
cements
( first
*Specification for Vicat apparatus ( first revision ).
PERMISSIBLE V ARIATION
ON WEIGHTS IN USE ,
(1)
(2)
500
300
250
200
100
50
20
10
5
2
1
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
5.2 Determination
of
Initial
Setting
Time Place the test block confined in the
mould and resting on the non-porous plate,
under the rod bearing the needle ( C ); lower
the needle gently until it comes in contact with
the surface of the test block and quickly
release, allowing it to penetrate into the test
block. In. the beginning, the needle will
completely pierce the test block. Repeat this
procedure until the needle, when brought in
contact with the test block and released as
described above, fails to pierce the block beyond
5.0 0.5 mm measured from the bottom of the
mould. The period elapsing between the time
when water is added to the cement and the
time at which the needle fails to pierce the test
block to a point 5.0 0.5 mm measured from
the bottom of the mould shall be the initial
setting time.
trowel
5. PROCEDURE
6. REPORTING OF RESULTS
Date of Issue
Amd. No. 1
March 1993
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